• New commander leads 71st CS

    Command of the 71st Communications Squadron changed hands during a ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Vance Club. Maj. David Snoddy accepted leadership of the squadron from Maj. Richard Folks. Major Snoddy comes to Team Vance from Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. He

  • 71 MDOS, 8 FTS receive new leaders

    Change is in the wind at Vance Air Force Base, as several change of commands take place giving Team Vance new leaders. The former chief of medical logistics, facilities and systems at Headquarters, Air Force Space Command became the new 71st Medical Support Squadron commander Monday in a change of

  • Team Vance hones skills during exercise

    Team Vance put practice into action Monday when its emergency response proficiency was tested during a tornado exercise. After the tornado sirens had silenced and the "all-clear message" was given, members of the Disaster Control Group, headed by Col. Fred Cheney, 71st Mission Support Group

  • MDG unit provides seamless transition for JSUPT students

    As the students of Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 06-08 took notes on ejection and egress procedures, they were unaware of the flurry of activity preceding their arrival. The activity was due to the arrival of the newest tools of the trade at the 71st Medical Group Aerospace

  • Safety day helps make Memorial Day weekend a success

    The number of alcohol-related incident-free days continues to grow at Vance Air Force Base thanks to the wing safety day prior to Memorial Day weekend. Safety reported no serious incidents over the start of Air Education and Training Command's "Operation Summer Survivor: Xtreme Challenge." The